Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology,
Edition 1 A Practical GuideEditors: By Demosthenes G Katritsis, MD, PhD, FRCP, FESC, FACC and Fred Morady, MD
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Description
Offering a clear and consistent framework for recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of cardiac arrhythmia disturbances, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: A Practical Guide covers the fundamental analytical skills needed in this challenging area. This portable, highly accessible handbook focuses on the basics of clinical electrophysiology— how and when to perform an electrophysiology study as well as principles of ablation and other invasive therapies—all in a succinct and modern format.Key Features
- Focuses on using an effective, consistent, decision-making process in recognizing, diagnosing, and treating rhythm disturbances of the heart, including supraventricular tachycardias, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardias, and other rapid or irregular heartbeats.
- Covers anatomic fundamentals of cardiac structures, clinical indications for electrophysiology studies, practicalities and methodology of performing an electrophysiology study, and problems encountered during the procedure.
- Includes quick clinical summaries and more than 180 illustrations: electrophysiology recordings, ECGs, cardiac anatomy, radiographic images, and electroanatomic maps.
- Discusses key topics such as mechanisms of arrhythmias, conventional and electroanatomic mapping systems, fundamentals of cardiac mapping, biophysics of catheter ablation, and much more.
- Offers real-world guidance on contemporary practice from leading cardiac electrophysiologists Drs. Demosthenes G Katritsis and Fred Morady, with input from a multinational team of electrophysiology fellows and cardiologists.
- Ideal as a stand-alone resource or used in conjunction with Dr. Douglas Zipes’ renowned textbook, Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
About the author
By Demosthenes G Katritsis, MD, PhD, FRCP, FESC, FACC, Director, Department of Cardiology, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece; Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, St Thomas Hospital London, UK; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA and Fred Morady, MD, McKay Professor of Cardiovascular Disease, Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Chapter 1. Classification of Arrhythmias
Chapter 2. Electrophysiologic Mechanisms of Arrhythmogenesis
Normal excitation of the heart
Mechanisms of arrhythmias
Chapter 3. Cardiac Anatomy for the Electrophysiologist
Left Atrium
Right Atrium
Right and Left Ventricle
Cardiac Valves
The Conduction System
Chapter 4. Vascular Access and Catheters
Patient Preparation
Epicardial access
Catheter Placement
Exposure to Radiation During EP Procedures
Chapter 5. Electrophysiology Hardware
Electrode catheters
Sheaths
Electrogram Recording and Processing
Pacing
Chapter 6. Basic Intervals and Atrial and Ventricular Conduction Curves
Basic Intervals
AV Conduction Curves
VA conduction Curves
Chapter 7. Electroanatomic Mapping and Robotic Navigation
Electroanatomic Mapping Systems
Robotic Navigation
Chapter 8. Physics of Ablation
Radiofrequency ablation
Cryoablation
LASER Ablation
Pulsed Field Ablation
Stereotactic Cardiac Radioablation
Chapter 9. Investigation of Bradycardias
Sinus Bradycardia
Atrioventricular Block
Atrioventricular Dissociation
Intraventricular Block
Electophysiologic Testing for the Investigation of Bradycardias
Chapter 10. Differential Diagnosis of Narrow-QRS Tachycardias
Regular Narrow-QRS (=120 ms) Tachycardias
Irregular Narrow-QRS (=120 ms) Tachycardias
Chapter 11. Differential Diagnosis of Wide-QRS Tachycardias
Regular Wide-QRS (>120 ms) Tachycardias
Irregular Wide-QRS (>120 ms) Tachycardias
Chapter 12. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardias
Atrial Premature Beats
Sinus Tachycardias
Focal Atrial Tachycardia
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
Macro-reentrant Atrial Tachycardias
Chapter 13. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Definitions and Classification
Electrophysiologic Mechanisms
Diagnosis
Catheter Ablation
Chapter 14. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Atrioventricular Junctional Tachycardias
Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
Non-reentrant Junctional Tachycardias
Junctional Ectopic Beats
Chapter 15. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and Atrioventricular Tachycardias
Definitions
Electrophysiology and classification of accessory pathways
Diagnosis
Risk stratification in patients with asymptomatic preexcitation
Catheter ablation
Chapter 16. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardias
Definitions
Electrophysiologic Mechanisms
Diagnosis
Electrophysiology Testing
Catheter ablation
Clinical Forms of Ventricular Arrhythmias
Short TOC:
Chapter 1. Classification of Arrhythmias
Chapter 2. Electrophysiologic Mechanisms of Arrhythmogenesis
Chapter 3. Cardiac Anatomy for the Electrophysiologist
Chapter 4. Vascular Access and Catheters
Chapter 5. Electrophysiology Hardware
Chapter 6. Basic Intervals and Atrial and Ventricular Conduction Curves
Chapter 7. Electro-Anatomic Mapping and Robotic Navigation
Chapter 8. Physics of Ablation
Chapter 9. Investigation of Bradycardias
Chapter 10. Differential Diagnosis of Narrow-QRS Tachycardias
Chapter 11. Differential Diagnosis of Wide-QRS Tachycardias
Chapter 12. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardias
Chapter 13. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Chapter 14. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Atrioventricular Junctional Tachycardias
Chapter 15. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and Atrioventricular Tachycardias
Chapter 16. Diagnosis and Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardias
Title Reviews
Cardiology fellows, electrophysiology fellows, general cardiologists, internal medicine MDs
